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2A Brief In Ninth Circuit Appeal Challenges Federal Gun Ban

The Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and the National Rifle Association (NRA) filed a joint brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in United...

Smith & Wesson Adds 45 Colt Chambering to Model 1854 Lever-Action Rifle Line

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. has released a 45 Colt-chambered version of the Model 1854 lever action rifle. Smith & Wesson introduced the Model 1854-series...

Colt’s Unveils Colt Viper 357 Magnum Carry Revolver

Colt’s Manufacturing Company LLC unveils the Colt Viper, a streamlined carry option chambered in 357 Magnum. MSRP: $999. This double/single action revolver has a half-lug...

Franklin Armory Launches Three New Binary AR Pistols with Braces

Franklin Armory, Inc., has announced three new AR-style pistol models, each equipped with the Binary Firing System and Franklin Armory’s linear compensating and flash...

Colt’s Debuts the Colt Kodiak Revolver in 44 Magnum

Colt’s Manufacturing Company LLC has rolled out a Colt Kodiak revolver in 44 Magnum. Capacity is six rounds. MSRP: $1,599. It includes recoil-absorbing Hogue OverMolded...

Judge Stops Licensed Carry Ban on IL Public Transit

A federal district court judge in Illinois has ruled that state’s ban on licensed concealed carry aboard public transit violates the Second Amendment. The...

Marlin Legacy 1894 44 Remington Magnum (2008), $800

In the July 2024 printed edition of Gun Tests, we tested a Ruger-made Marlin 1894 Classic in 44 Special/44 Remington Magnum Model No. 70401...

Rossi Rolls Out Single-Shot Break-Open Lightweight Carbine

Rossi USA has unveiled its latest line of single-shot rifles: the Rossi LWC (Lightweight Carbine). MSRP: $334.  Features include a polymer stock, Picatinny rail and...

Breda Debuts B12i/T4 and B12i/T4 X Competition Grade Shotguns

Italian gun maker Breda has introduced two competition-ready platform, the Breda B12i/T4 and B12i/T4 X semi-autos, MSRPs of $1899 to $2299, respectively. "Breda's B12i/T4 and...

Walther PPK and PPK/S in 32 ACP Return

Walther Arms, Inc. has reintroduced the PPK and PPK/S pistols chambered in 32 ACP. More than 80 years ago, the Police Pistol Kriminal (PPK) broke...

Heritage Manufacturing Unveils Range Side Lever Action Rifles in .410 Bore

Heritage Manufacturing has unveiled the “Range Side” Lever Action Rifle line chambered in .410 bore. Because the line has a rifled 6-groove bore, it's...

Colt Introduces New 8-Inch Python to 357 Magnum Revolver Line

Colt’s Manufacturing Company LLC has added an 8-inch Python to its snaky line of revolvers. The new 8-inch Python is available in matte stainless...

Court Overturns MO 2A Amendment Protection Act

A federal appeals court has overturned Missouri’s interesting “Second Amendment Protection Act,”a measure that was passed by the state legislature and signed into law...